M1172.2

M1172.3

Tiernagh O'Malone, successor of Kieran of Clonmacnoise, died.

M1172.4

Tiernan O'Rourke, Lord of Breifny and Conmaicne, a man of great
power for a long time, was treacherously slain at Tlachtgha by Hugo de
Lacy and Donnell, the son of Annadh O'Rourke, one of his own tribe, who was
along with them. He was beheaded by them, and they conveyed his head and
body ignominiously to Dublin. The head was placed over the gate of the fortress,
as a spectacle of intense pity to the Irish, and the body was gibbeted, with
the feet upwards, at the northern side of Dublin.

M1172.5

Donnell O'Farrell, chief of Conmaicne, was slain by the people of the King
of England.

M1172.6

Mulmurry Mac Murrough, Lord of Muintir Birn, was slain by Mugh Magennis
and the Clann-Aodha of Ui Eathach Uladh.

M1172.7

Dermot O'Kaelly died.

M1172.8

The Kinel Owen were defeated by Flaherty O'Muldorry and the Kinel
Connell. They the Kinel Connell made prodigious havoc of them, through
the holy miracles of God, of St. Patrick, and St. Columbkille, whose churches
they the Kinel Owen had plundered.

M1172.9

The complete visitation of the province of Connaught was performed the
fourth time by Giolla Mac Liag Gelasius, successor of St. Patrick and Primate
of Ireland, to Armagh.

M1172.10

Mac Giolla Epscoip, chief of Clann-Aeilabhra, legislator of Cath Monaigh,
was treacherously slain by Donslevy O'Haughy, king of Ulidia. The chiefs of
Ulidia, who were as guarantees between them, put Donslevy to death for it
i.e. for his crime .

M1172.11

The son of Annadh O'Rourke and the English treacherously plundered the
inhabitants of Annaly and Muintir Magilligan, carrying off many cows and
prisoners. They afterwards made another incursion into Ardagh of Bishop
Mel, and ravaged the country generally, and slew Donnell O'Farrell, chief of
Annaly, on that occasion.

M1172.12

A synod of the clergy and laity of Ireland was convened at Tuam, in the
province of Connaught, by Roderic O'Conor and Kyley Catholicus O'Duffy,
Archbishop of Tuam, and three churches were consecrated by them.

Annal M1173

M1173.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1173.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred seventy-three.

M1173.1

Murray O'Coffey, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, a son of chastity, a precious
stone, a transparent gem, a brilliant star, a treasury of wisdom, and a fruitful
branch of the canon, after having bestowed food and raiment upon the poor
and the destitute, after having ordained priests and deacons, and men of every
ecclesiastical rank, re-built many churches, consecrated many churches and
burial-places, founded many monasteries and Regles's i.e. abbey churches, and
fulfilled every ecclesiastical duty; and after having gained the palm for piety,
pilgrimage, and repentance, resigned his spirit to heaven in the Duibhregles
of Columbkille, in Derry, on the 10th day of February. A great miracle

was performed on the night of his deathnamely, the dark night was illumined
from midnight to day-break; and the people thought that the neighbouring
parts of the world which were visible, were in one blaze of light; and the likeness
of a large globe of fire arose over the town, and moved in a south-easterly
direction ; and all persons arose from their beds, imagining that it was daylight; and it was also thus on the east side of the sea.

M1173.2

Conaing O'Hennessy, head of the canons of Roscrea, died.

M1173.3

Ettru O'Meehan, Bishop of Cluain Clonard, died at an advanced age,
after having spent a good life.

M1173.4

Kenny O'Ronan, Bishop of Glendalough, died.

M1173.5

Maelisa Mac Ward, Bishop of Clonfert-Brendan, died.

M1173.6

Maelmochta O'Melaghlin, Abbot of Clonmacnoise, died.

M1173.7

A great plunder was made by Hugh Magennis and the Clann-Aedha. They
plundered the large third of Armagh; but this man was killed in three months
after this plundering of Armagh.

M1173.8

Donnell Breaghach the Bregian O'Melaghlin, King of Meath, was slain by
the son of his own father step-brother, Art O'Melaghlin, and by Muintir
Laeghachain, at Durrow of Columbkille.

M1173.9

Gilla Mac Liag Gelasius, the son of Rory, the successor of St. Patrick,
and Primate of Armagh, and of all Ireland, a son of chastity, filled with purity
of heart towards God and man, died in righteousness, at a venerable old age,
on the 27th of March, being the Wednesday after Easter, and in the eighty-seventh year of his age. He had been sixteen years in the abbacy of St.
Columbkille, at Derry, before he became successor of St. Patrick.

Annal M1174

M1174.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1174.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred seventy-four.

M1174.1

Maelisa O'Connaghtan, Bishop of Sil-Murray Elphin, died.

M1174.2

Maelpatrick O'Banan, Bishop of Connor and Dalaradia, a venerable man,
full of sanctity, meekness, and purity of heart, died in righteousness, in Hy-Columbkille, at a venerable old age.

M1174.3

Gilla Mochaibeo, Abbot of the monastery of SS Peter and Paul at Armagh,
a diligent and faithful servant of the Lord, died on the 31st day of March, in
the seventieth year of his age.

M1174.4

Flann i.e. Florentius O'Gorman, chief Lecturer of Armagh, and of all
Ireland, a learned sage, and versed in sacred and profane philosophy, after

having spent twenty-one years of study in France and England, and twenty
other years in directing and governing the schools of Ireland, died happily on
the Wednesday before Easter, in the seventieth year of his age.

M1174.5

Maurice O'Duffy, Abbot of the monastery of Ath da laarg, on the River
Boyle, died.

M1174.6

Rory O'Carroll, Lord of Ely, was slain in the middle of the island of Inish-cloghran.

M1174.7

Congalagh O'Coinfiacla, Lord of Teffia, died.

M1174.8

Mulrony O'Keary, Lord of Carbury, was treacherously slain by the Galls
Ostmen of Dublin, i.e. by Mac Turnin, assisted by the son of Hugh
O'Farrell, and Kellagh O'Finnallan, Lord of Delvin-More.

M1174.9

The diocese of Westmeath was annexed to the city of Clonmacnoise, by
consent of the clergy of Ireland.

M1174.10

The Earl led an army to plunder Munster; King Roderic marched with
another army to defend it against them. When the English had heard of
Roderic's arrival in Munster, for the purpose of giving them battle, they

solicited to their assistance the Galls Ostmen of Dublin; and these made no
delay till they came to Thurles. Thither came Donnell O'Brien and the
Dalcassians, the battalion of West Connaught, the great battalion of the Sil-Murray,
besides numerous other good troops left there by the King, Roderic. A brave
battle was fought between the English and Irish at this place, in which the
English were finally defeated by dint of fighting. Seventeen hundred of the

English were slain in this battle, and only a few of them survived with the
Earl, who proceeded in sorrow to his house at Waterford. O'Brien returned
home in triumph.

M1174.11

Melaghlin O'Donnagan, Lord of Ara, was slain by O'Conaing.

Annal M1175

M1175.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1175.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred seventy-five.

M1175.1

O'Brien, Bishop of Kildare, died.

M1175.2

Maelisa Mac an Chlerigh Cuirr, Bishop of Ulidia (Down), died.

M1175.3

Giolla Donnell Mac Cormac, Bishop of Ulidia, died.

M1175.4

Flaherty O'Brollaghan, successor of St. Columbkille, a tower of wisdom
and hospitality, a man to whom, on account of his goodness and wisdom, the
clergy of Ireland had presented a bishop's chair, and to whom the presidency
of Hy Iona had been offered, died in righteousness, after exemplary
sickness, in the Duibhregles of Columbkille; and Gilla Mac Liag O'Branan was
appointed in his place in the abbacy.

M1175.5

The Kinel-Enda were defeated, and a great slaughter made of them by
Eachmarcach O'Kane, and Niall O'Gormly.

M1175.6

Manus O' Melaghlin, Lord of East Meath, was hanged by the English, after
they had acted treacherously towards him at Trim.

M1175.7

Donnell Kavanagh, the son of Dermot, King of Leinster, was treacherously
slain by O'Foirtchern and O'Nolan.

M1175.8

The son of Donnell, son of Donough, Lord of Ossory, was treacherously
slain by Donnell O'Brien.

M1175.9

Teige, the son of Farrell O'Rourke, was killed.

M1175.10

Dermot, the son of Teige O'Brien, and Mahon, the son of Turlough
O'Brien, were deprived of sight in their own house at Castleconning, by
Donnell O'Brien; and Dermot died soon after; and Mac an Leithdheirg O'Conor,
(i.e. the son of O'Conor Corcomroe), was also slain by Donnell on the same
day.

M1176.2

M1176.3

M1176.4

The daughter of Roderic O'Conor, King of Ireland, and wife of Flaherty
O'Muldory, was killed by the sons of O'Carellan.

M1176.5

Benmee, the daughter of Donough O'Carroll, and wife of Cooey O'Flynn,
lady of Hy-Tuirtre and Firlee, died.

M1176.6

Cooey O'Flynn, Lord of Hy-Tuirtre, Firlee, and Dalaradia, was slain by
Cumee, his own brother, and the Firlee.

M1176.7

The English were driven from Limerick by Donnell O'Brien, by laying
siege to them.

M1176.8

An English castle was in progress of erection at Kells.

M1176.9

The English Earl (i.e. Richard) died in Dublin, of an ulcer which had
broken out in his foot through the miracles of SS. Bridget and Columbkille,
and of all the other saints whose churches had been destroyed by him. He
saw, as he thought, St. Bridget in the act of killing him.

M1176.10

The castle of Slane, in which was Richard Fleming with his forces, and
from which he used to ravage Oriel, Hy-Briuin, and Meath, was plundered by
Melaghlin, the son of Mac Loughlin, Lord of the Kinel-Owen, by the Kinel-Owen themselves and the men of Oriel. They killed five hundred or more of
the English, besides women, children, and horses; and not one individual
escaped with his life from the castle. Three castles were left desolate in
Meath on the following day, through fear of the Kinel-Owen, viz. the castle of
Kells, the castle of Galtrim, and the castle of Derrypatrick. Richard Fleming
himself was slain on this occasion.

M1176.11

A ballybetagh was granted in perpetuity by Roderic O'Conor, King of
Ireland, viz. the townland of Toomaghy to God and St. Berach. The following
were the sureties of that perpetual gift: Keyly Catholicus O'Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam; Aireaghtagh O'Rodiv; Flann O'Finnaghty; Hugh O'Flynn;
Rourke O'Mulrenin; Ignatius O'Monahan; Gilla-an-choimhdhe Mac-an-leastair;
O'Hanly; and Conor Mac Dermot; who were to guarantee that this townland
was to remain for ever the property of God and St. Berach, from O'Conor and
his representative.

M1176.12

Donnell, the son of Turlough O'Conor, Lord of the north of Connaught,
the glory, the moderator, and the good adviser of the Irish people, died, and
was interred at Mayo of the Saxons.

M1176.13

Donnell, the son of Turlough O'Brien, the heir apparent to the kingdom of
Munster, died.

M1176.14

Donnell O'Malley, Lord of Umallia the Owles, in the county of Mayo, died.
Dermot,the son of Cormac Mac Carthy, King of Desmond, was taken prisoner
by his own son, Cormac Liathanach; but Cormac was treacherously slain by
his own people, and Dermot then re-assumed his lordship.

M1176.15

Donnell Mac Gillapatrick now Fitzpatrick, Lord of Ossory, died.

M1176.16

Hugh, the son of Gilla-Broidi O'Rourke, died.

M1176.17

Donnell, son of Gillapatrick O'Keary, Lord of Carbury O'Keary, was
treacherously slain by O'Melaghlin (i.e. Art), upon which Art was deposed
by the men of Meath, and his kingdom (or lordship) was given to Donough
O'Melaghlin; and his son Flann was slain by the inhabitants of Carbury
O'Keary.

Annal M1177

M1177.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1177.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred seventy and seven.

M1177.1

Cardinal Vivianus arrived in Ireland. A synod of the clergy of Ireland,
both bishops and abbots, was convened by this cardinal on the first Sunday in
Lent, and they enacted many ordinances not now observed.

M1177.2

Hugh O'Neill, popularly called an Macaemh Toinleasc, who had been for
some time Lord of the Kinel-Owen, and heir presumptive to the throne of
Ireland, was slain by Melaghlin O'Loughlin and Ardgal O'Loughlin; but
Ardgal himself fell on the spot by O'Neill.

knights who came in his army. A castle was erected by them there, out of
which they defeated the Ulidians twice, and the Kinel-Owen and Oriels once,
slew Conor O'Carellan, chief of Clandermot, and Gilla-Macliag O'Donnelly,
chief of Feardroma; and Donnell O'Flaherty now Laverty was so
wounded by arrows on this occasion, that he died of his wounds in the
church of St. Paul at Armagh, after having received the body and blood of
Christ, and after extreme unction and penance. Many other chieftains were also
slain by them besides these. During the same expedition, John De Courcy
proceeded with his forces to Hy-Tuirtre and Firlee; before his arrival, however,
Cumee O'Flynn had set Armoy on fire; but they burned Coleraine and many
other churches on this incursion.

M1177.4

slain by Donough O'Carellan and the Clandermot in the middle of Derry
Columbkille. The house in which he was was first set on fire, and afterwards,
as he was endeavouring to effect his escape out of it, he was killed in the doorway of the house. Donough O'Carellan then made his perfect peace with God,
St. Columbkille, and the family i.e. clergy of Derry, for himself and his
descendants, and confirmed his own mainchine (gifts) and those of his sons,
grandsons, and descendants, for ever, to St. Columbkille and the family of
Derry. He also granted to them a ballybetagh near Donaghmore, and, moreover, delivered up to them the most valuable goblet at that time in Ireland,
which goblet was called Mac Riabhach i.e. the tan-coloured son, as a pledge
for sixty cows. There was also a house erected for the cleric, in lieu of
that burned over the head of O'Gormly, and reparation was made by him
for all damage caused by the burning. All the Clandermot gave likewise
full satisfaction on their own behalf.

M1177.5

Murrough, the son of Roderic O'Conor, brought Milo de Cogan and his
knights with him to Roscommon, to ravage Connaught, to annoy Roderic his
father. The Connacians immediately burned Tuam and other churches, to
prevent the English from quartering in them. They afterwards defeated the
English, and forcibly drove them out of the country of Connaught; and
Roderic put out the eyes of his son, in revenge for this expedition.

M1177.6

O'Muldory and the Kinel-Connell were defeated by Conor O'Carellan in a
battle, in which O'Sherry and many other distinguished men of the Kinel-Enda
were slain.

M1177.7

Donnell O'Hara, Lord of Leyny in the now county of Sligo, died.

Annal M1178

M1178.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1178.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred seventy-eight.

M1178.1

The crozier of Columb Mac Luighdheach openly conversed with its cleric.

M1178.2

Donnell O'Fogarty, bishop of Ossory, died.

M1178.3

Gilchreest O'Hoey, bishop of Conmaicne Ardagh, died.

M1178.4

Conor, the son of Conallagh O'Loony, assumed the chieftainship of Kinel-Moen; and Donnell, the son of Donnell O'Gormly, was banished from Moy
Ithe into Inishowen, to Donough O'Duibhdhiorma. In three months afterwards, the Kinel-Moen deposed Conor, the son of Conallagh, and gave back
the chieftainship to Donnell, the son of Donnell O'Gormly. The people of
Donnell O'Gormly, namely, Gilla Caech O'Ederla, and the O'Flanagans, treacherously slew O'Loony in Donnell's own house, even while he was under the
protection of the Erenagh of Urney, who was with him at the time. Upon
this the Kinel-Moen drove Donnell O'Gormly from the chieftainship, and set

up Rory O'Flaherty as their chieftain: but the three sons of this O'Flaherty
acted a treacherous part towards the Kinel-Moen;they slew Donnell, the son
of Donnell O'Gormly, Tiernan, the son of Randal Mac Donnell, and eight
other gentlemen of the Kinel-Moen. Randal, the son of Eachmarcach O'Kane,
had been slain by the Kinel-Moen in the beginning of this summer, and in
revenge of this were slain Galagh O'Loony and Murtough O'Petan; and it was
in revenge of this, moreover, the aforesaid act of treachery was committed
against the Kinel-Moen.

M1178.5

A violent wind-storm occurred in this year; it caused a great destruction
of trees. It prostrated oaks. It prostrated one hundred and twenty trees in
Derry-Columbkille.

M1178.6

John De Courcy with his foreigners repaired to Machaire Conaille, and
committed depredations there. They encamped for a night in Glenree, where

Murrough O'Carroll, Lord of Oriel, and Cooley Mac Donslevy, King of Ulidia,
made a hostile attack upon them, and drowned and otherwise killed four
hundred and fifty of them. One hundred of the Irish, together with O'Hanvy,
Lord of Hy-Meith-Macha, fell in the heat of the battle.

M1178.7

John De Courcy soon after proceeded to plunder Dalaradia and Hy-Tuirtre;
and Cumee O'Flynn, Lord of Hy-Tuirtre and Firlee, gave battle to him and

his foreigners, and defeated them with great slaughter, through the
miracles of Patrick, Columbkille, and Brendan; and John himself escaped with difficulty,
being severely wounded, and fled to Dublin.

M1178.8

The Constable of the King of England in Dublin and East Meath (namely,
Hugo) marched with his forces to Clonmacnoise, and plundered all the
town, except the churches and the bishop's houses. God and Kieran wrought
a manifest miracle against them, for they were unable to rest or sleep, until
they had secretly absconded from Cuirr Cluana on the next day.

M1178.9

The River Galliv (Galway) was dried up for a period of a natural day; all
the articles that had been lost in it from remotest times, as well as its fish, were
collected by the inhabitants of the fortress, and by the people of the country in
general.

M1178.10

A victory was gained by Art O'Melaghlin, the people of Offaly, and the
English, over the people of Delvin Eathra and Melaglhlin Beg, and a party of
the men of Teffia; in the battle, Murray, the son of the Sinnagh the Fox,
was slain.

M1178.11

Hugh O'Flaherty, Lord of West Connaught, died at Annadown.

M1178.12

Awley Mac Awley was killed by the Sil-Anmchadha.

M1178.13

Melaghlin Beg O'Melaghlin took the house of Art O'Melaghlin, who made
his escape out of it; but Flann, the son of Mac Awley, chief of Calry, was killed
by Melaghlin.

M1179.1

M1179.2

Armagh was burned, as well churches as regleses, excepting only Regles
Brighde and Teampull na bh-Fearta.

M1179.3

The churches of Tyrone, from the mountain southwards, were left desolate,
in consequence of war and intestine commotion, famine, and distress.

M1179.4

O'Rogan, Lord of Iveagh, died of three nights sickness, shortly after he
had been expelled for violating the Canoin-Phatruig.

M1179.5

A peace was concluded by Donough O'Carellan and all the Clandermot
with the Kinel-Moen and O'Gormly i.e. Auliffe, the son of Menman, brother-in-law of the aforesaid Donough. This peace was concluded between them
in the church of Ardstraw, upon the relics of that church and those of Donaghmore and Urney. On the following day, O'Gormly (Auliffe) repaired to the
house of Donough O'Carellan to demand further guarantees, but was killed
in the middle of the meeting, in the doorway of the house, in the presence of
his own sister, the wife of Donough. Three of his people were also killed
along with him; namely, Kenny, son of Art O'Bracan; the son of Gilchreest,
son of Cormac Mac Reodan, the foster-brother of Donough O'Carellan.

M1179.6

Ardstraw, Donaghmore, Urney, [...] were
desolated by the men of Magh Ithe.

M1180.2

M1180.3

M1180.4

Donough O'Carellan was killed by the Kinel-Connell, in revenge of his
treacherous conduct towards O'Gormly, and by the miracles of the saints
whose guarantee he had violated.

M1180.5

Aindileas O'Doherty died at Derry-Columbkille.

M1180.6

A battle, called the battle of the Conors, was fought between Connor Moinmoy,
the son of Roderic O'Conor, and Connor O'Kelly, Lord of Ely-Many, in
which were slain Conor O'Kelly, his son Teige, his brother Dermot, Melaghlin,
the son of Dermot O'Kelly, and Teige, the son of Teige O'Conor

M1180.7

Maurice O'Heyne, Lord of Hy-Fiacrach-Aidhne, was killed by the men
of Munster.

M1180.9

M1180.10

M1180.11

Hugh O'Caithniadh, Lord of Erris, was treacherously slain by O'Callaghan
at Kilcommon.

M1180.12

Auliffe O'Toghda, Chief of Bredagh, was killed by O'Gaughan, Chief of
Moy-heleag.

M1180.13

Murrough O'Laghtna, Chief of Da Bhac, was drowned in Lough Conn.

Annal M1181

M1181.0

THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1181.
The Age of Christ, one thousand one hundred eighty-one.

M1181.1

Dungal O'Kaelly, Bishop of Leighlin, died.

M1181.2

Mulmurry O'Dunan, Abbot of Cnoc-na-Seangan Louth, died.

M1181.3

Mulkieran O'Fiavra, successor of Kieran, died.

M1181.4

Flaherty O'Muldory, Lord of Tirconnell, defeated the sons of the King of
Connaught on the Saturday before Whitsuntide. Sixteen of the sons of the
lords and chieftains of Connaught were slain by the Kinel Connell, as well as
many others, both of the nobles and the plebeians. They held the Connacians
under subjection for a long time after this battle, which was known by the
name of Cath Criche Coirpre i.e. the Battle of the Territory of Carbury.

M1181.5

According to another book, the sons of kings who were slain by Flaherty
in the last mentioned battle were the following, viz. Brian and Manus, two
sons of Turlough More; and Mulrony; and [...] two sons of Hugh O'Connor.
In that battle also fell Hugh, the son of Conor O'Kelly, and Gilchreest,
the son of Mageraghty O'Rodiv; Eachmarcach O'Murray; Donough, the son
of Brian Luighneach O'Conor; Cucuallachta, the son of Murtough O'Conor;
three of the O'Mulrenins; the two Mac Gillaboys; and Hugh, son of Hugh,
who was son of Roderic, together with many others of the nobility.

M1181.6

Donnell, the son of Hugh Mac Loughlin, and the Kinel-Owen of Tullaghoge,
made an incursion into Ulidia, and defeated the Ulidians, the Hy-Tuirtre, and
the Firlee, together with Rory Mac Donslevy, and Cumee O'Flynn.

M1181.7

The men of Moy-Ithe, together with O'Kane Eachmarcach, and the
Kinel-Binny of the Valley, mustered an army, and crossed Toome. They
plundered all the territories of Firlee and Hy-Tuirtre, and carried off many
thousands of cows.

M1181.8

Tomaltagh O'Conor was consecrated successor of St. Patrick. He performed
the visitation of the Kinel-Owen, received his dues from them, and left them
his blessing.